PRODECA - Promotora dels aliments catalans needs to fill a vacant post in professional category G5, Sector Solutions Area officer, to work in the area supporting Catalan agri-food companies in their internationalisation and in promoting their products in strategic markets and locally, as set out below:

Job description

Eligibility requirements

Phase I: Priority is given to staff already holding a permanent position with the Government of Catalonia or with its public sector bodies (in accordance with article 34 of Act 1/2021 of 29 December on the Government of Catalonia's budget for 2022):

Education: 
University degree in trade, business administration and management, economics or related fields. 

Languages:

• C1 Catalan
• C1 Spanish
• B2 English

Experience: 
3 years' experience in a sales, export or marketing department in the private sector, or in a similar or comparable post in the public sector.

 
Phase II: Applications may also be submitted by people who, although they do not meet the requirement in the previous section, meet the other requirements set out in this call:

• Hold the qualification required for access to group 5 (diploma).

Duties

• Working with the rest of the Prodeca team on designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating activities to promote, market and internationalise the Catalan agri-food sector.
• Organising promotional and commercial activities in person, online or hybrid; taking part in and monitoring the work of the offices and agri-food trade promotion officers in strategic markets.
• Preparing, publishing and following up calls for companies, managing registrations and participation, liaising with suppliers and trade fair organisers, and attending fairs to support companies and staff the institutional stand.
• Supporting the preparation of budgets, monitoring, evaluation and impact reports, and other documents and presentations relating to the area's activities.
• Maintaining a smooth, receptive and constructive relationship with companies, bodies and players in the agri-food sector, locally and internationally, to identify needs and opportunities in the sector's marketing and internationalisation.
• Keeping up participative, proactive communication with all area managers and the Prodeca team, providing input to make Prodeca's activities successful and contribute to their continuous improvement.
• Supporting the management of service procurement files and the preparation of tender documents and technical reports relating to the area's activities.
• Supporting the sourcing or production of graphic material and content on the area's activities for dissemination and communication.
• Other duties of a similar nature as assigned.

Desirable attributes

• Availability to travel and work on public holidays when the job requires it
• Initiative, a proactive and constructive attitude, analytical skills and the ability to overcome difficulties
• Communication skills
• Ability to work on several projects at once
• An organised, responsible person, able to work in a team and willing to keep up with the constant changes the role involves
• A service-oriented approach towards companies
• An interest in learning and a commitment to continuous improvement
• Knowledge of standard office software
• A commitment to public service
• Knowledge of the Catalan and international agri-food sector, of public sector procedures, other languages and digital tools applicable to the role will be an advantage.

Type of appointment

• Permanent contract
• 37.5-hour week: 3 days remote and 2 days on site
• Salary: €28,102.52

How to apply

Applicants meeting the above requirements must send, by 22 April 2024 inclusive, their CV to the following email address: prodeca@gencat.cat

To speed up processing of CVs, please state the following reference in the email subject line: 

SPEC002-24/SURNAME and FIRST NAME

You must also state in the body of the email: 

TAX ID, SURNAME and FIRST NAME, QUALIFICATION, TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP, DEPARTMENT, CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND EMAIL ADDRESS 

Selection procedure

• Verification of eligibility requirements and review of the CV to assess aspects related to the post to be filled
• Depending on the results, candidates may be invited to a personal interview and/or a test to expand on the information in their CV and assess aspects related to professional competencies
• Applicants must hold the original certificates attesting to the education and work experience stated in their CV and must produce them if requested
• Candidates may be excluded from the selection process depending on the results obtained at the various stages
• Given the large number of applicants to this Department's vacancies, we can only guarantee an individual response to those who are interviewed.

Successful candidate: Kamel Jalloul